Poems (Geisse)/Answer to "The Under Dog"
ANSWER TO "THE UNDER DOG."
(A poem published in "The Press.")
If your heart goes out to the under dog Then hasten to find a stick, And lay it upon his conquering foe With a resounding lick.
Of what avails your pity, To rid him of his foe? If your heart goes out to the weaker dog Go strike for him a blow.
Deeds, my friend, in the struggle of life Are the shots that are sure to tellFor many a poor dog vanquished lies Who had scores to wish him well.